Is SANCTUARIES a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, SANCTUARIES is a valid word in US Scrabble and UK Scrabble, worth 13 points.
Base score before bonus squares; blank tiles score zero.
What does SANCTUARIES mean?
Sanctuaries is a form of SANCTUARY.
- noun
a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept
- noun
a shelter from danger or hardship
- noun
area around the altar of a church for the clergy and choir; often enclosed by a lattice or railing
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Points
13
Scrabble
16
Words With Friends
11
Letters
S (1) + A (1) + N (1) + C (3) + T (1) + U (1) + A (1) + R (1) + I (1) + E (1) + S (1) = 13 points in Scrabble.
Dictionary status
- Scrabble (US & Canada)Valid
- Scrabble (UK & worldwide)Valid
- Words With FriendsListed
Scrabble lists: NWL2023 (US & Canada) and CSW24 (UK & worldwide). WWF uses our ENABLE reference plus verified additions. “Listed” and “Not listed” describe that reference; check acceptance in the game. Sources reviewed 2026-10-03.
Hooks for SANCTUARIES
SANCTUARIES has no one-letter front or back hooks in US Scrabble. Adding a single letter to either end does not make another word in that list.
Front hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the front.
Back hooks0
None — nothing can be added to the end.
Words you can make from SANCTUARIES
The 60 highest-scoring words using these letters.
- ascertains12
- sectarians12
- actuaries11
- anacruses11
- anacrusis11
- ascertain11
- assurance11
- canisters11
- caritases11
- cesarians11
- craniates11
- estancias11
- recusants11
- sacristan11
- scenarist11
- sectarian11
- staircase11
- suricates11
- truancies11
- acarines10
- acrasins10
- anuretic10
- arcsines10
- arsenics10
- caesuras10
- canaries10
- canister10
- cantuses10
- carinate10
- carnitas10
- caterans10
- centaurs10
- ceratins10
- cesarian10
- cineasts10
- cisterna10
- cisterns10
- citruses10
- craniate10
- creatins10
- curtains10
- curtanas10
- curtness10
- curtsies10
- encrusts10
- estancia10
- incrusts10
- issuance10
- narcists10
- nutcases10
- raciness10
- recusant10
- rictuses10
- sarcinae10
- sarcinas10
- sauciers10
- sauciest10
- scantier10
- scanties10
- scariest10
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